The US will not stand for Iran’s flagrant disregard of international norms, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said regarding the failed satellite launched by the Islamic republic on Tuesday.After the launch, Pompeo repeated his allegation that Iran’s space program could help it develop a missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon to the mainland US.“The United States is working with our allies and partners to counter the entire range of the Islamic Republic’s threats, ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey economically, should it attack Washington-backed Kurdish militia in Syria, would not change plans to withdraw troops from that country. The top US diplomat told reporters in Riyadh that he assumed Trump’s comments on Twitter were referring to sanctions, adding: “You're going to have to ask him about that.” Pompeo said he told Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met in Riyadh on Monday, and discussed developments in Yemen, agreeing on the need for de-escalation in the country. The US Mission to Saudi Arabia tweeted a video of the meeting, adding that the crown prince and Pompeo also agreed on the need to adhere to the Sweden agreements, especially the ceasefire and redeployment in Hodeidah. They also agreed that a comprehensive political solution is the only way to end the ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cut his Middle East tour short due to a death in the family. “Secretary Pompeo will return to the United States after his meetings in Muscat, Oman," State Department Deputy Spokesman Robert Palladino told Bloomberg. “This curtailment of travel is required so that the Pompeo family may attend a family funeral.” ALSO READ: Pompeo, Jubeir discuss need for regional efforts against Iran ‘malign activity’ Pompeo will be ...

The US State Deparment released a statement on Monday revealing that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al- Jubeir discussed the need for continued regional efforts to stand against the Iranian regime’s malign activity and to advance peace, prosperity, and security. They also discussed critical regional issues, including Iran, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Libya, and Afghanistan. Pompeo and Jubeir also agreed on the importance of continuing to ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh in the latest stop as part of a wider tour of the Middle East where he is expected to meet with Saudi Arabia’s leadership to discuss several regional issues. Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Washington Prince Khalid bin Salman and Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir were at the airport to receive Pompeo.

Iran’s foreign ministry summoned Poland’s top diplomat in the country to protest its decision to host what it called an “anti-Iranian” summit, a spokesman said Sunday.Poland’s charge d’affaires was summoned to “protest the anti-Iranian so-called peace and security conference,” said foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi on his Telegram channel.He was told “this is a hostile act by the United States against Iran and Poland is expected to ...

Over 600 people were evacuated Saturday from ISIS’s remaining holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor said, as US-backed fighters prepare for a final assault on the area.“More than 600 people, mainly women and children, were evacuated on 25 buses sent” by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said that several dozen extremist fighters were among those evacuated to areas held by the ...

Brian Hook, the US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State, was in Abu Dhabi as part of Mike Pompeo’s delegation touring eight nations across Gulf and Middle East. Hook sat down with Al Arabiya English for an exclusive conversation. Here is the entire interview: Al Arabiya English: Let me start with the agenda behind Secretary Pompeo’s visit. I know we are still in the middle of it, but going by what has happened so far, how do you see it ...